Justice League Porn Story: The Enemy of My Enemy Chapter 18
The Enemy of My Enemy
By: Rachyzord
[ Rated PG ]
C H A P T E R . E I G H T E E N
Diana lost herself in thought and the music blaring in her headphones as she sat, curled over her knee and shut her eyes.
He knew she was in Metropolis somewhere. He could sense it. He moved from rooftop to rooftop until he spotted her, landing softly beside her as he noticed her headphones. She took no notice of him, tapping her foot to the music. He took a breath and pulled the ear bud out of her right ear, sending her into the air and twirling in a defensive stance.
“Relax. It’s just me.”
She exhaled deeply and landed back down on the building.
“Sorry about that” he said softly as she came back down.
“It’s ok. I just don’t expect many people to be up here. Especially ones that can’t fly.”
He nodded and sat down. “I know. But I wanted to come talk to you.”
“I can’t really say anything more about the project right now. Nothing bad, but it’s at a crucial point. There’ll hopefully be a public statement coming soon.”
“It’s not about the project.”
“Oh.” She sat down on one of the jutting protrusions of the building. “Then what?”
“It’s about us. Did you really mean what you said to Clark about me?”
“Yes.”
It wasn’t half-hearted Clark. He nodded slowly. “I thought so. Clark tried to tell me that it was half-hearted at best, but I didn’t believe it.”
She shrugged and said in a soft voice “Do I look angry about it to you?”
“You shouldn’t be. You should never be angry about the truth.”
“I told him what I’ll tell you, it’s in the past.”
“That doesn’t matter to me Diana. It might be in the past, but that doesn’t make me feel any better about it.”
She looked over at him as the wind teased her hair. “We all made our choices.”
“I never knew that I had that affect on you. That I ruined your life and crushed your happiness.”
“You didn’t ruin my life. As for my happiness,” she shrugged again “You’re not responsible for my heart.”
“I think in this case I am.”
“It was my choice to pursue you for so long. You made it fairly clear from the start. I could’ve accepted that but I guess hindsight is everything. I was new to this and naive.”
He sighed sadly. “I didn’t want it to happen this way.”
“It’s not that bad.”
“It is for me. When someone tells you that a person you care about blames their lack of happiness on you, it’s that bad.”
“The past is the past Batman. Neither you nor I can go back and change that. I wouldn’t have even mentioned it if I knew it was going to hurt you this badly. And I’m sorry I did.”
“You have nothing to be sorry for. I brought it on myself with my actions and my stupidity.”
She moved closer to retrieve her discarded ipod. “You’re not stupid. It was just an unfortunate situation for all involved.”
“Tell me the truth Diana. Do you hate me for it?”
She stared into his lenses and answered “No. Never.”
He sighed and stood, facing out over the edge of the roof. “I’m sorry about the lab accident.”
She looked down at her hands. They had healed almost entirely. Her casts were gone and she just needed another day or so to regain full complex movement of her fingers. “You know I heal fast. We lost some work but we’re up to date now.”
“Healing fast aside, it should never have happened, and I’m to blame.”
“It was likely inevitable. We didn’t realize the extent the materials needed to be cooled. Even without you, we were being less than cautious at that point.”
“Regardless.” He sighed and turned to face her. “It seems the only time I’m involved in your life it turns out bad.”
“What do you want me to say?” she stared at him. “That’s the life we lead. We get hurt. We heal. We get hurt again. If it isn’t you, it’s someone else or myself. It wasn’t a mortal wound. It was an annoyance. It’s really not worth this much thought or guilt. And anyway, it had little to do with you or your involvement in the explosion. I could probably have been more careful recollecting the samples.”
“I’m hanging it up. Retiring.” he said evenly.
“Why?”
“There’s nothing left for me anymore. You’re gone, Clark won’t say it but I know he resents me, and I’m sure the rest of the League does as well for you leaving.”
“I’m still here. I’m just working with someone else now. If you ever seriously needed me, I’d do my best to help.”
“Would you ever consider returning?”
“I don’t know. So much has happened. And I have my relationship with Lex to keep me here.”
He nodded sadly. “I told Clark that you would return if I wasn’t there. Was I right?”
“No. I’d probably be even less inclined.”
“That’s not what it felt like when you left.”
“That feels like an eternity ago. I’ve made some peace with a lot of things since then.”
“I don’t have peace anymore Diana. Every day since you’ve been gone is like a new and fresh hell for me.”
“I’m sorry.” She truly was but she wasn’t sure what else to say.
“Don’t be Diana. I’m the one that’s sorry. For the Luthor thing, for stalking you, for ruining your happiness, for the last four years. For whatever it’s worth.”
She reached out her hand to him “Don’t retire because of me. The world still needs both of us.”
“They don’t need me anymore Diana.”
She dropped her hand and sighed. “Yes they do.”
He shook his head. “I don’t think they do. You look at the individual accomplishments of every League member, and all of you have huge things you’ve done by yourselves. I don’t. What would have happened on those missions if I hadn’t been there? Nothing would’ve changed.”
She scowled a little at the pity party he was throwing and hit him in the shoulder. Not particularly hard and he barely budged from the impact though she winced as her hand protested.
He sighed and moved over, taking her hand in his. “Why did you do that?”
“You deserved it.”
He looked at her and dropped her hand. “I seem to deserve a lot.”
“That I would agree with, but probably not in the way you mean. If you want to quit, I guess that’s your business. I’m not giving up yet, just because you wouldn’t date me in the past. Life goes on.”
“You’re very quick to dismiss things Diana. That’s what separates us. I’m not as strong as you. You’re a warrior. I’m not. Sometimes I dwell on the past and can’t easily move beyond it.”
“And that’s a large catalyst for me leaving than anything you did or said. It seemed like it that, when it happened. But now that I’ve had time to reflect, I think it was inevitable as well. For what that’s worth.”
“That doesn’t help Diana. You continuing to say that it was inevitable or that it was in the past doesn’t make it easier.”
“I don’t know what else to say that would help. I’m doing the best I can and being honest.”
“I am too.”
“I didn’t belong up there.” she glanced at the sky and then down towards the ground. “And I don’t really belong there but we’re working on that little by little.”
“I’m glad to hear that Diana. I really am.”